Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-11-11

the Roman Catholic church Tuesday morn
ing. The wedding service Of Patrick Kel-
ley of Boston and Miss Johanna Baker of
this village was first performed by Rev.
Father Cunningham, followed by the mar
riage Of John Cookery Of Hinsdale aud
Miss Nano Devine Of this place, Rev. Faith
or Cunningham officiating and mass being
pronounced by Rev. Father REYNOLDS of
Bellows Falls. Miss Baker wore a blue
satin dress trimmed with steel, and her
bridesmaid was similarly attired. The
bridesmaids were Nora Baker and Bridget
Devine and the groomsmen William Kelley
and James j. Liilis. During the day re-
ceptions were held at the residences of both
brides. Both couples received a large num-
Der of costly presents
The tuners from Esteys shop No were
again triumphant over No. workmen in
the ball game Saturday afternoon. the
score being II to 4. As a result of the
game company Of 40 tuners gathered
around the festive hoard mt Batcheder's
Monday evening at the expense of the No
o men. Songs by Prof Markham and G. s.
Nichols the reading of paper descriptive
of the ball games played, several short
speeches and II time Of general conviviality
followed the supper.
While quarreling in front Of Hooker
| block Wednesday morning a Dunlevy bow
aged about 10 years threw mt another boy
a stone, which missed its mark and crashed
through the large plate glass window Of the
| Y. N. G. A. room. The glass cost about
$3.50.
The ladies' benevolent society Of the
! Congregational church on Monday shipped
a box Of clothing valued at 500 TO a home
missionary in New York state, and also
four barrels of clothing TO Talladega col
lege, Ala, for the benefit Of needy students.
Geo. Thompson, formerly drum major Of
the First Regiment band, who obtained II
position in the New England organ com
pany's works at Boston "A short time ago,
while at work last week had clothing val
ued at $50 stolen from his room.
A regular meeting of the Murray club
will be held at the Universalist vestry next
Thursday evening.
Brattleboro industry received another
compliment this week in the form Of an or
der to Henry A. Wardsworth from a Lon
don firm for several dozen trusses.
Caterer Batchelder serves supper for
the members Of the Vermont Wheel club at
their rooms this evening, the occasion being
the second anniversary Of the clubs organ
ization.
Inc uhHtlllb SCHOOL winch MISS olnltn Dt
| Greenfield, Mass, was to have opened this
week has been given up, owing TO a lack of
patronage.
Gibson & Parker had very successful
sale Of cattle and horses at West Chester.
field on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday
last. Ninety head of cattle were
sold, all they had, and G3 horses All
things considered it was perhaps the most
successful sale ever held in this region
Their next market sale will be held on Sat
urday, Nov. 10, as elsewhere announced
HAwley is in New York this week, and
has been even more than usually successful
in his search for bargains for his customers.
Among other things he has closed out scve-
raj lots OF jackets and Il line Of plush sacques
below their real value, and they will be on
sale at his store TO morrow.
Mr.. +. j. Holman of Boston, who has
been secured to act as the general agent Of
the Vermont Loan and Trust company un-
der its new organization, has arrived in
town for permanent residence and will oc-
cupy the law office of Hon. j. NJ. TYLER.
Mr.. Holman has had wide experience in
financial concerns he is a man of high char
acter, and he will. We are sure. both com
mand and deserve the confidence Of our
people.
There will be a meeting Of the woman S
Indian association at the y NJ c. A. parlor
next Tuesday at P. NJ
Once year the Baptist churches Of the
country take a special collection for the be
nevolent Bible work Of their publication
society. Next Sunday being the day the
Baptist Sunday school will hold Bible con
cert at 5:3O P NJ, closing in time for the
union service.
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pany, from the Temple theatre. Philadel.
phia will appear here Saturday evening.
Nov. 20, as we have before announced, all
reports TO the contrary notwithstanding.
1t Is the original production. and we are AS
sured by the management that it can be-
looked forward to by our music loving PEG
pie and the surrounding country rs "the
event Of the season.
From the Brattleboro letter in last sun
days Republican "Aprupps of the deci-
SION OF the temperance union 10 open a
public coffee room in the town hall comes
the query from well known temperance cit
liens whether it would not be better to sus-
tain and encourage those townsmen who
are already engaged in the business and
who are endeavoring to get an honorable
living by keeping creditable places on strict
temperance principles and furnishing the
public with wholesome living at the lowest
possible rates. Brattleboro has no dives
under the guise Of cheap victualing estab-
lishments, and it is because Of the respect
able character Of her restaurants that many
a good citizen questions the propriety of a
movement that would naturally result in a
further division Of the small profit possibly
received by those now engaged in the bust
ness, and tins without the excuse Of "A cry
ing demand for more restaurants"